JP2001120714A - Game machine and controlling method - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a game machine and its controlling method which, when an unjust operation is done to the game machine, informs the caretaker of the game machine of this with certainty, and which makes it impossible to repeat the unjust practice. SOLUTION: The game machine has the error detection means 44 to detect errors of the play value payout device 7 and to output error occurrence signals, the error information control means 20 to inform the error occurrence to the outside based on said error occurrence signal, and the error information cancellation means 8 to output the cancellation signal for canceling the above information to the error information control means. And, even if the cancellation signal is received, the error information control means 20 continues the error information in a given time period starting from the reception of the error occurrence signal.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention generally relates to a gaming machine, and more particularly to a gaming machine having a function of preventing unauthorized operation, and a control method thereof.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Pachinko and pachislot spheres
Slot gaming machines are generally well known. Visitors to pachinko halls and the like, when playing games with these gaming machines, first rent out predetermined game values (pachinko balls, medals, prepaid cards, etc.), and then enter game values prior to the game. It is well known that these game values are refunded to the player or collected as they are, depending on the result of the game.

[0003] By the way, there are those who try to play a game without actually inputting the game value by illegally operating these gaming machines or illegally taking the game value. For example, in a pachislot machine, a medal caught with a line is inserted from the medal insertion slot, the medal is moved up and down, the inserted medal counter is counted many times, and erroneous recognition is made as if a plurality of medals were inserted. By pulling out the connector of the medal payout number counter, the medal payout device may malfunction and the medal may be paid out improperly.

In order to prevent such artificial fraud, the gaming machine is provided with a fraudulent operation detecting mechanism, and a control circuit monitors a device related to processing of the game value to detect a fraudulent operation. Then, the progress of the game is stopped, and the detection of the illegal operation is notified to the outside using a visual (lamp) and / or acoustic (speaker) notifying means. In addition, when an occurrence of a failure or failure of an unnatural device, for example, a shortage of medals to be paid out is detected,
Similarly, it is necessary to notify the outside of the occurrence of the abnormality. Less than,
In the present specification, an illegal operation and occurrence of a failure / failure of the device are collectively referred to as an “error”.

[0005] When an error occurs, the gaming machine temporarily stops its operation. In order to restart the game, it is necessary for the administrator to restart the game machine by operating the error release switch inside the game machine.

However, recently, a foreign object such as a wire is sneak into the inside of the game machine, and the error release switch is illegally operated to stop the error notification and restart the game machine so that the manager is not notified of the occurrence of the error. Then, it became clear that there were cases in which the method of illegally capturing the gaming value was repeatedly performed, causing a great deal of damage to the game machine installer. Amusement arcades such as pachinko halls where gaming machines are installed are full of various sounds such as BGM, announcements, game sound effects, etc.If error notification can be stopped in a short time, even if it is repeated, it will not be discovered It is considered difficult.

[0007]

Game machine manufacturers also take various measures to prevent unauthorized operation of the game machine itself. For example, a cover is attached to the error release switch to take measures to prevent operation even if a foreign object is inserted through a gap in the housing. However, there is a limit to such mechanical measures, and since it has a so-called pretend play with a fraudulent player, fundamental measures against fraudulent operations are required.

[0008] Therefore, the problem to be solved by the present invention is that when an illegal operation is performed on a gaming machine, the administrator of the gaming machine is informed of the operation without fail, and at the same time, an illegal actor is provided with a short time. It is another object of the present invention to provide a gaming machine in which illegal operation and error cancellation cannot be repeated, and a gaming machine control method therefor.

[0009]

[Means for Solving the Problems] When a mechanical (non-illegal) error occurs in a gaming machine in an actual game arcade or the like, the operator informs the administrator of the error and informs the administrator of the error. It is considered that it takes at least several seconds to several tens of seconds from the occurrence of an error to the release operation to have the user cancel the process. In other words, unless the error canceling device is operated improperly, it can be said that the error is not canceled until approximately the above-mentioned time has elapsed since the occurrence and notification of the error.

[0010] From such a business situation, the inventor of the present invention forcibly prohibits the cancellation of the error within a predetermined time after the occurrence and notification of the error, thereby informing the manager of the fact that the error has occurred. The present invention has been completed by the inventor of the present invention that a fraudster cannot perform a fraudulent operation continuously in a short time. Even if such an error-impossible time is provided, it is certain that it will take such a long time in an ordinary business situation, so that a good player does not unduly feel uncomfortable, There is no business problem.

[0011] Considering the actual situation of the above-mentioned misconduct,
When an error occurs many times in a short period of time, it is considered preferable to distinguish this from a normal error occurrence, detect that the frequency of occurrence of the error is abnormal, and specially report this.

Therefore, the gaming machine of the present invention provides a game value payout device, an error detecting means for detecting an error of the game value payout device and outputting an error occurrence signal, and generating an error based on the error occurrence signal. Error notification control means for notifying externally, and error notification release means for outputting a release signal for releasing the notification to the error notification control means, the error notification control means from the reception of the error occurrence signal Within a predetermined time, the error notification is continuously performed even if the release signal is received.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a gaming machine which detects an abnormal operation of a component device or an illegal operation on the component device, and outputs an error occurrence signal, based on the error occurrence signal. An error determination unit that determines the occurrence of an error, an alarm unit that notifies the outside of the error occurrence, and an error notification release unit that outputs a release signal for releasing the determination of the occurrence of the error to the error determination unit, The error determining means may continue to notify the occurrence of an error by the alarm means within a predetermined time after receiving the error occurrence signal, even if the cancellation signal is received.

Further, a gaming machine according to the present invention for solving the above-mentioned problems comprises: a game value payout device; an error detecting means for detecting an abnormality of the game value payout device and outputting an error occurrence signal; Error control means for stopping the operation of the game value payout means based on the, and error cancellation means for outputting a restart signal to the error control means for restarting the operation of the game value payout means, The error control means continues to stop the game value payout means within a predetermined time after receiving the error occurrence signal, even if the restart signal is received.

Further, a gaming machine according to the present invention for solving the above-mentioned problems detects an abnormal operation of a component device or an illegal operation on the component device and outputs an error occurrence signal, based on the error occurrence signal. An error determination unit that determines the occurrence of an error, an alarm unit, and an error release unit that outputs a release signal for releasing the determination of the occurrence of the error, wherein the error determination unit determines that an error has occurred In this case, at least the operation of the component device that has detected the operation abnormality or the unauthorized operation is stopped, and the occurrence of an error is notified to the outside by the alarm means. Even if a release signal is received, the notification of the occurrence of the error and the stop of the operation of the component device are continuously performed.

Further, a gaming machine according to the present invention for solving the above-mentioned problems comprises: a game value payout device; an error detecting means for detecting an error of the game value payout device and outputting an error occurrence signal; Error notification control means for notifying the occurrence of an error to the outside based on the error notification cancellation means for outputting a cancellation signal for canceling the notification to the error notification control means. If the error detection unit detects an error more than a predetermined number of times within the error frequency measurement time, the error notification is continued even if the release signal is received.

Further, a gaming machine according to the present invention for solving the above-mentioned problems detects an abnormal operation of a component device or an illegal operation on the component device, and outputs an error occurrence signal based on the error detection signal. An error determination unit that determines the occurrence of an error, an alarm unit that externally reports the occurrence of the error, and an error notification release unit that outputs a release signal for releasing the error determination to the error determination unit. If the error detection means has detected an error a predetermined number of times or more within a predetermined error frequency measurement time, the determination means causes the alarm means to continue to report the occurrence of an error even if the release signal is received,
It is characterized by the following.

Further, a gaming machine according to the present invention for solving the above-mentioned problems comprises: a game value payout device; an error detecting means for detecting an abnormality of the game value payout device and outputting an error occurrence signal; Error control means for stopping the operation of the game value payout means based on the, and error release means for outputting a restart signal to the error control means for restarting the operation of the game value payout means, The error control means, if the error is detected by the error detection means for a predetermined number of times or more within a predetermined error frequency measurement time, continues to stop the game value payout means even if the restart signal is received. Features.

Further, a gaming machine according to the present invention for solving the above-mentioned problems detects an abnormal operation of a component device or an illegal operation on the component device, and outputs an error detection signal based on the error detection signal. Error determination means for determining the occurrence of an error, alarm means, and error release means for outputting a release signal for releasing the determination of the error occurrence, wherein the error determination means within a predetermined error frequency measurement time In the case where an error is detected by the error detecting means a predetermined number of times or more, at least the operation of the component device that has finally detected the operation abnormality or the illegal operation is stopped, and the occurrence of the error is externally generated by the alarm means. Notifying the occurrence of the error and stopping the operation of the component device even when receiving the release signal. And it features.

Further, the gaming machine control method of the present invention for solving the above problems detects an abnormal operation of a component device or an illegal operation on the component device, determines whether or not an error has occurred, and determines whether an error has occurred. Notify outsiders,
A method of controlling a gaming machine capable of canceling the notification by a predetermined method, wherein the cancellation of the notification is prohibited within a predetermined time after the determination of the occurrence of the error.

Further, the gaming machine control method of the present invention for solving the above problems detects an abnormal operation of a component device or an illegal operation on the component device, determines whether an error has occurred, and determines whether or not an error has occurred. Stop the operation and
A method of controlling a gaming machine capable of restarting the operation of the stopped component device by a predetermined method, wherein the restart of the operation is prohibited within a predetermined time after the determination of the occurrence of the error. And

Furthermore, the gaming machine control method of the present invention for solving the above problems detects an abnormal operation of a component device or an illegal operation on the component device, determines whether or not an error has occurred, and determines whether an error has occurred. Notify outsiders,
A game machine control method capable of releasing the notification by a predetermined method, wherein when it is determined that an error has occurred a predetermined number of times or more within a predetermined error frequency measurement time, the release of the notification is prohibited. And

Furthermore, the gaming machine control method of the present invention for solving the above problems detects an abnormal operation of a component device or an illegal operation on the component device, determines whether an error has occurred, and determines whether an error has occurred. Stop the operation and
A game machine control method capable of restarting the operation of the stopped component device by a predetermined method, wherein the operation is performed when it is determined that an error has occurred a predetermined number of times or more within a predetermined error frequency measurement time. Prohibit resuming,
It is characterized by the following.

[0024]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS A case where the present invention is applied to a pachislot machine which is a kind of a game machine will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. First, a standard configuration of a pachislot machine applicable to the present invention will be described.

FIG. 1 is a front view of a standard pachislot machine 1. The pachislot machine 1 includes a box-shaped cabinet unit 2 and a front panel unit 3 attached to the front surface of the box unit 2 so as to be openable and closable. On the front panel section 3, a picture display window 10 for displaying pictures of each reel for three frames, a medal insertion slot 11, a start lever 12, a stop button 13 provided for each reel, an alarm lamp 14, a medal payout slot 1
5, a medal tray 16 and the like are provided. A medal discriminating device (not shown) connected to the medal insertion slot 11 for judging the authenticity and the number of inserted medals is provided on the back side of the front panel section 3.

FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram showing the internal structure of the pachislot machine 1. Inside the cabinet part 3, three reels 4a to 4c on which a plurality of patterns are printed on a peripheral surface,
A circuit board 5, a medal payout device 7 having a hopper 6 capable of accommodating many medals, an error release switch 8, a speaker 9, and the like are incorporated.

Next, the procedure of a game using the pachislot machine 1 and the operation of the pachislot machine 1 will be briefly described. A medal inserted by the player into the medal insertion slot 11 is first guided to a medal determination device. The medals determined to be acceptable in the medal determination device under predetermined conditions are counted as valid medals and sent to the hopper 6. Rejected medals are not counted and returned from the medal payout opening 15. The medal determination device includes a known illegal operation detection sensor, and can detect the illegal withdrawal of medals as described above.

When the start lever 12 is operated after a valid medal has been inserted, the three reels 4a to 4c start, and when the stop button 13 is pressed, the corresponding reels stop.

When all the reels have stopped, the presence or absence of a prize is determined based on a combination of patterns arranged on the prize determination line. If it is a prize, a predetermined number of medals are paid out from the medal payout device 7.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing the electrical configuration of the pachislot machine 1. The pachislot machine 1 includes a control circuit 20,
The control circuit 20 includes an output interface 30 and an input interface 40 connected to the control circuit 20 via a bus 50. The control circuit 20 includes a medal payout device driving circuit 31, a reel motor control circuit 32, and a speaker 9 via the output interface 30. , An alarm lamp 14 and the like, and a medal discriminating device 41, a first illegal operation detecting circuit 42, a medal payout device 7, a paid-out medal number counter 43, a second illegal operation detecting circuit 44, a start lever via an input interface 40. 12. Stop button 1
3. The error release switch 8 and the like are connected. The control circuit 20 is connected via an input interface 40 to a general failure / fault detection circuit 45 for detecting the occurrence of a mechanical failure / fault in other devices.

The control circuit 20 includes a CPU 21 for performing overall control and calculation of the pachislot machine 1, a ROM 22 for storing a control program and fixed data, and a RAM 23 for reading and writing work data.

The first unauthorized operation detection circuit 42 is a circuit for detecting an unauthorized operation on the medal determination device 41. The second unauthorized operation detection circuit 44 is a circuit for detecting an unauthorized operation on the medal payout device 7 and the paid-out medal number counter 43. These first and second unauthorized operation detection circuits 42 and 44 are well known and will not be described.

The reel motor drive circuit 32 is a control circuit for driving a motor (not shown) for rotating the three reels (4a to 4c) of the pachislot machine 10, and the control circuit 20
It operates according to the command from. The speaker 9 is a speaker for outputting a game sound effect of the pachi-slot machine 1 and various alarm sounds. The warning lamp 14 is a lamp for notifying that an error has occurred. Medals payout counter 43
Is provided near the exit of the medal payout device 7, and counts the number of medals to be paid out. The stop button 13 is provided corresponding to each of the reels (4a to 4c) of the pachislot machine 1, and is a button for stopping the rotation of the reel. The start lever 12 is a lever for starting the rotation of the reel of the pachislot machine 1. The error release switch 8 is a switch for releasing the error notification by the control circuit 20.

(First Embodiment) FIG.
3 is a flowchart showing a first example of a control procedure of a pachislot machine according to the first embodiment. For the sake of simplicity, the steps will be abbreviated as “ST” in the following description and drawings.

During operation of the pachislot machine, the control circuit 20 constantly monitors the outputs of the first and second unauthorized operation detection circuits 42 and 44 and the general failure / fault detection circuit 45 connected to the input interface 40, and generates an error. Check (ST10
1).

For example, the medal payout device driving circuit 31
When the payout of medals is not counted by the medal payout number counter 43 for a certain period of time even though is driven, the second illegal operation detection circuit 44 detects this and outputs an error occurrence signal.

The control circuit 20, which has received the error occurrence signal via the input interface 40, stops the progress of the game by instructing the reel motor control circuit 32 to stop the reels (ST102). Using the notification means of the alarm lamp 14, the occurrence of the error is notified acoustically or visually (ST103). At this stage, the occurrence of an error can be confirmed from the outside of the pachislot machine, and if there is an administrator nearby, this will trigger the state of the pachislot machine.

Next, the control circuit 20 monitors the input (error clear request signal) from the error clear switch 8 and continues to notify the error until it detects that the error clear switch 8 is pressed (ST104, ST103). ). Error release switch 8
Is performed by opening the front panel 3 of the pachislot machine 1 by the administrator.

When detecting that the error release switch 8 has been pressed, the control circuit 20 determines whether or not a predetermined time has elapsed from the detection of the error in ST101 until the error release switch 8 is pressed (ST105). . If the predetermined time has elapsed, the control circuit 20 stops the error notification and performs a game restart process (ST106, ST106).
107). On the other hand, if the predetermined time has not elapsed, control circuit 20 ignores the error release request signal from error release switch 8 and continues error notification (ST105, ST10).
3).

In the present embodiment, all of the above steps include:
According to the program stored in the ROM 22, the CPU 21 executes the software. In particular, the step of determining whether or not the predetermined time has elapsed (ST105) can be processed by realizing a known software timer function in the control circuit 20.

Here, the above-mentioned predetermined time is set to a time which is usually considered to be necessary for the manager to clear the error in the pachinko parlor, and is preferably set to a time of several seconds to several tens of seconds.
If the predetermined time is too short, there is a possibility that a wrongdoer may be allowed to release an incorrect error. On the other hand, if the length is too long, it takes too much time to release the error, which gives an unpleasant feeling to a good player, and also lowers the operating rate of the gaming machine, which is not preferable. The predetermined time may be fixedly set at the time of shipment of the pachislot machine, or may be changed by providing a time setting switch or the like so that the manager of the pachinko parlor can easily change the pachinko parlor. After a lapse of a predetermined time, an unauthorized player can also release an error by an illegal operation of the error release switch 8. However, error notification is continuously performed within a predetermined time,
The fact that an error has occurred is reliably notified to the manager of the game arcade and / or the surrounding players, and there is a high possibility that unauthorized operations will be discovered. Further, since the elapse of the predetermined time must be waited for the error cancellation and the game restart, the illegal operation cannot be continuously performed in a short time.

(Second Embodiment) FIG. 5 shows the control circuit 2
7 is a flowchart showing a second example of the control procedure of the pachi-slot machine by 0.

During the operation of the pachislot machine, the control circuit 20 constantly checks for the occurrence of an error as in the first example (ST20).
1) Perform predetermined error processing. Here, the predetermined error processing is error notification as described in the first example (ST103), error notification release by an error release switch
(ST106), and includes a game restart process (ST107).

Hereinafter, a case where an error is first detected after the pachislot machine 1 is started will be described. The control circuit 20 that has detected the occurrence of the error checks the error counter and determines whether the value of the error counter is 0 (ST202). The error counter is a counter function that can be realized by software in the control circuit 20.
This is for counting the number of times an error has occurred. The error counter is initialized when the pachislot machine 1 is started (initial value 0).

As a result of the above determination, the value of the error counter becomes 0
Therefore, the timer is started (ST203). The timer is a timer function that can be implemented by software in the control circuit 20 and measures a predetermined error frequency measurement time. Here, the error frequency measurement time is a time period for counting the number of errors that have occurred during the time, and is preferably about one minute. The timer is initialized when the pachislot machine 1 is started (initial value = error frequency measurement time), and is decremented according to the elapsed time after start (timer value after start = initial value−elapsed time). When the timer value becomes 0, the timer stops and the error counter is initialized at the same time.

Next, 1 is added to the error counter to count the number of times an error has occurred (ST204). Next, the timer is checked to determine whether a timeout has occurred (ST205). The determination of this timeout can be made based on whether the current value of the timer is 0 or not. In this first error occurrence detection, no timeout occurs between the start of the timer and the check of the timeout (the error frequency measurement time is set to be longer than the time required for the processing).

Next, it is determined whether or not the error counter has reached a predetermined error count value (ST206). The predetermined error frequency value is an unacceptable error frequency within the error frequency measurement time, and is set to an appropriate value of 2 or more (for example, 3). At the time of the first error detection, the value 1 of the error counter is smaller than the number of errors, so the process returns to the error detection step again (ST201).

Next, a case where an error has occurred after the first error has occurred will be described. In this case, when the occurrence of the second and subsequent errors is detected (ST201), the value of the error counter is not 0 (ST202), and after adding 1 to the error counter (ST204), it is determined whether or not a timeout has occurred. A determination is made (ST205).

If not, it is determined whether or not the error counter has reached the predetermined error count value (ST205). If the error counter has reached the predetermined error count value, an error that cannot be canceled is notified (ST208), and the progress of the game is stopped (ST209). here,
The error notification that cannot be canceled means that the error cancellation switch 8 is used.
Error notification that cannot be canceled by the operation of. If the error counter has not reached the predetermined error count value, the process returns to the error detection step again (ST20).
1).

According to the above control, if an error occurrence of a predetermined number or more is detected within a predetermined period (error frequency measurement time), the error occurrence is recognized as having an abnormal frequency, and the error is canceled. Performs an impossible error notification,
It is possible to inform the administrator of the frequent occurrence of the error. This makes it easier for a fraudulent player to find fraudulent acts.

The conditions for judging whether or not the error occurrence is at an abnormal frequency are the error frequency measurement time and a predetermined error count value of the error counter. These conditions are appropriately set according to the installation environment of the pachislot machine. That is, if the error frequency measurement time is set short and the predetermined error count value of the error counter is set large, an error that cannot be canceled is not issued unless an error occurs at a considerable frequency. If the value is set to be long and the predetermined error count value of the error counter is set to be small, the error notification is performed even with a relatively small error occurrence frequency. For example, if the error frequency measurement time is set to 1 minute and the predetermined error count value is set to 3, the control circuit 20 detects the first error occurrence and then detects the third error occurrence within 1 minute. Then, the above-mentioned unremovable error notification is performed. Conversely, if the third error is not detected within one minute from the first error detection, a timeout will occur and the error counter will be initialized, so if an error occurs next time, start over from the beginning. become. The error frequency measurement time and the predetermined error count value of the error counter may be fixedly set at the time of shipment of the pachislot machine, or a setting switch or the like may be set so that the pachinko shop manager can easily change it at the shop. It may be provided and made variable.

As described above, the present invention has been described with reference to the specific embodiments. However, the present invention is not limited to the above embodiments. For example, the present invention is not limited to pachislot machines,
The present invention is applicable to all gaming machines that pay out gaming value, such as so-called pachinko machines. Furthermore, the present invention can be applied to all devices for paying out social value such as money, for example, a cash dispenser installed in a bank or the like, an automatic cash dispenser and the like.

In the above embodiment, the elapse of the predetermined time is determined by software, but this can be realized by a hardware circuit connected to the control circuit 20. Further, in the above embodiment, the first
Although the second unauthorized operation detection circuits 42 and 44 are described as independent circuits, these functions may be realized in the control circuit 20 by software. In this case, the control circuit 20 directly monitors the output signal of the medal payout device 7 and / or the medal payout number counter 43 to detect an error.

Furthermore, in the above embodiment, the program has been described as being pre-installed in the ROM. However, a storage medium storing the program for executing the above method is connected to a control device including a microcomputer. This can be read by an internal recording device such as a RAM.

[0055]

As will be understood from the above description, according to the value dispensing apparatus of the present invention, a fraudulent person can repeatedly perform a fraudulent operation and an error cancellation in a short period of time without informing the administrator of the fraudulent operation. become unable. Further, the administrator can surely know that an error has occurred due to an illegal operation. As a result, it is possible to prevent large damage from occurring.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view of a pachislot machine according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a front view showing a state where a front panel portion of the pachislot machine according to the embodiment is opened.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing an electrical configuration of the pachislot machine according to the embodiment.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing an example of a control procedure by a control circuit of the pachislo machine according to the embodiment.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing an example of a control procedure by a control circuit of the pachislot machine according to the embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

 7 Medal payout device 8 Error release switch 9 Speaker 11 Medal slot 12 Start lever 14 Alarm lamp 15 Medal payout port 20 Control circuit 21 CPU 22 ROM 23 RAM 42 First unauthorized operation detection circuit 44 Second unauthorized operation detection circuit 45 General failure・ Fault detection circuit

Claims (20)

[Claims] 1. A game value payout device, an error detection means for detecting an error of the game value payout device and outputting an error occurrence signal, and an error notification for notifying an error occurrence to the outside based on the error occurrence signal. Control means;
Error notification release means for outputting a release signal for releasing the notification to error notification control means, wherein the error notification control means receives the release signal within a predetermined time from the reception of the error occurrence signal. A gaming machine that continuously performs the error notification. 2. An error detecting means for detecting an abnormal operation of a component device or an illegal operation on the component device and outputting an error occurrence signal; an error determining means for determining occurrence of an error based on the error occurrence signal; Alarm means for notifying the occurrence to the outside, and error notification canceling means for outputting a cancel signal for canceling the error judgment to the error judging means, wherein the error judging means has a predetermined time from the reception of the error occurrence signal. A gaming machine for continuously notifying the occurrence of an error by the alarm means even if the cancellation signal is received within the gaming machine. 3. An operation of the game value payout device, error detection means for detecting an abnormality of the game value payout device and outputting an error occurrence signal, and stopping the operation of the game value payout means based on the error occurrence signal. Error control means for causing the error control means to output a restart signal for restarting the operation of the game value payout means to the error control means, wherein the error control means receives the error occurrence signal from the reception of the error occurrence signal. A gaming machine which keeps stopping the game value paying means even if the restart signal is received within a predetermined time. 4. An error detecting means for detecting an abnormal operation of a component device or an illegal operation on the component device and outputting an error occurrence signal, an error determining means for determining occurrence of an error based on the error occurrence signal, and an alarm. Means, and an error canceling means for outputting a canceling signal for canceling the judgment of the occurrence of the error. When the error judging means judges that an error has occurred, at least detecting an abnormal operation or performing an illegal operation The operation of the component device that has detected the error is stopped, and the occurrence of the error is notified to the outside by the alarm means. The notification of the occurrence of the error is received even if the cancellation signal is received within a predetermined time from the reception of the error occurrence signal. And a gaming machine for continuously stopping the operation of the component device. 5. The game value payout device includes a medal payout unit and a payout medal counter provided at a medal exit of the medal payout unit, and the error detection unit operates the medal payout device for a predetermined time. 4. The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein the error occurrence signal is output when the payout medal counter fails to detect medals despite the operation. 6. The medal payout device comprising a medal payout unit and a payout medal counter provided at a medal exit of the medal payout unit, and the error detecting means includes a medal payout device. The gaming machine according to claim 2, wherein, when the payout medal counter cannot detect a medal even after being operated for a certain period of time, the gaming machine recognizes an operation abnormality and outputs the error occurrence signal. . 7. The medal payout device comprising a medal payout unit and a payout medal counter provided at a medal exit of the medal payout unit, wherein the error detection means includes a medal payout counter. The gaming machine according to claim 2, wherein, when disabled, the game machine is configured to recognize the illegal operation and output the error occurrence signal. 8. The gaming machine according to claim 1, further comprising setting means for setting the predetermined time. 9. A game value payout device, an error detecting means for detecting an error of the game value payout device and outputting an error occurrence signal, and an error notification for notifying an error occurrence to the outside based on the error occurrence signal. Control means;
Error notification release means for outputting a release signal for releasing the notification to error notification control means, wherein the error notification control means detects an error by the error detection means within a predetermined error frequency measurement time. A gaming machine that, if the number of times is equal to or more than a predetermined number, continuously performs the error notification even when the release signal is received. 10. An error detecting means for detecting an abnormal operation of a component device or an illegal operation on the component device, and outputting an error occurrence signal; an error determination means for determining occurrence of an error based on the error occurrence signal; Alarm means for notifying the occurrence to the outside, and error notification canceling means for outputting a cancel signal for canceling the error judgment to the error judging means, wherein the error judging means is provided within a predetermined error frequency measurement time. A gaming machine which, when an error is detected by an error detecting means a predetermined number of times or more, continues to notify the occurrence of an error by the alarm means even if the release signal is received. 11. A game value payout device, error detecting means for detecting an error of the game value payout device and outputting an error occurrence signal, and stopping operation of the game value payout means based on the error occurrence signal. Error control means for causing the error control means to output a restart signal for restarting the operation of the game value payout means to the error control means. A game machine for stopping the game value paying means even if the restart signal is received, when the error detecting means detects an error by a predetermined number of times or more. 12. An error detecting means for detecting an abnormal operation of a component device or an illegal operation on the component device and outputting an error occurrence signal, an error determination means for determining occurrence of an error based on the error occurrence signal, and an alarm. Means, and an error canceling means for outputting a canceling signal for canceling the error occurrence judgment, wherein the error judging means performs the error detection by the error detecting means a predetermined number of times within a predetermined error frequency measurement time. In the case where there is the above, at least the operation of the component device that has finally detected the operation abnormality or detected the illegal operation is stopped, and the occurrence of the error is notified to the outside by the alarm unit, and the release signal is received. A gaming machine that continuously notifies the occurrence of the error and stops the operation of the component device. 13. The game value payout device includes a medal payout unit and a payout medal counter provided at a medal exit of the medal payout unit, and the error detection unit operates the medal payout device for a predetermined time. 12. The gaming machine according to claim 9, wherein the error occurrence signal is output when the payout medal counter fails to detect a medal despite the execution. 14. The medal payout device includes a medal payout unit and a payout medal counter provided at a medal exit of the medal payout unit, and the error detection unit includes a medal payout device. The gaming machine according to claim 10 or 12, wherein when the payout medal counter cannot detect a medal even though it has been operated for a certain period of time, it recognizes an operation abnormality and outputs the error occurrence signal. . 15. The medal payout device comprising a medal payout section and a payout medal counter provided at a medal exit of the medal payout section, wherein the error detecting means includes a medal payout counter. 11. The system according to claim 10, wherein when disabled, the unauthorized operation is recognized and the error occurrence signal is output.
Or the gaming machine according to 12. 16. The gaming machine according to claim 9, further comprising setting means for setting the predetermined error frequency measurement time and / or the predetermined number of times. 17. An abnormal operation of a component device or an illegal operation on the component device is detected, it is determined whether or not an error has occurred.
A method of controlling a gaming machine capable of canceling the notification by a predetermined method, wherein the cancellation of the notification is prohibited within a predetermined time after the determination of the occurrence of the error. 18. An operation abnormality of a component device or an illegal operation on the component device is detected, it is determined whether an error has occurred, and the operation of the component device is stopped.
A method of controlling a gaming machine capable of restarting the operation of the stopped component device by a predetermined method, wherein the restart of the operation is prohibited within a predetermined time after the determination of the occurrence of the error. Game machine control method. 19. Detecting an abnormal operation of a component device or an illegal operation on the component device, determining whether an error has occurred, notifying the occurrence of the error to the outside,
A game machine control method capable of releasing the notification by a predetermined method, wherein when it is determined that an error has occurred a predetermined number of times or more within a predetermined error frequency measurement time, the release of the notification is prohibited. Game machine control method. 20. An operation abnormality of a component device or an illegal operation on the component device is detected, it is determined whether or not an error has occurred, and the operation of the component device is stopped.
A game machine control method capable of restarting the operation of the stopped component device by a predetermined method, wherein the operation is performed when it is determined that an error has occurred a predetermined number of times or more within a predetermined error frequency measurement time. Prohibit resuming,
A method for controlling a gaming machine.